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40 INFRASTRUCTURE AUSTRALIA APRIL 2010
Roads
The extension of the F3 freeway
in the Hunter region of NSW
is moving ahead after it was
announced that the Hunter Ex-
pressway Alliance will design the eastern
half of the project.
e expressway will provide a new and
more direct route through the Hunter
region, bypassing a number of towns by
connecting the New England Highway to
the F3 freeway further south. e project
will provide six strategic interchanges
along the route to service local commu-
nities and provide signi cant tra c relief
to the region.
e NSW Roads and Tra c Authority
(RTA) plans to construct the $1.7 billion
Hunter Expressway via two work pack-
ages. e eastern section (F3 freeway to
Kurri Kurri) will be built under an alliance
and the western section (Kurri Kurri to
Branxton) under a design and construct
contract.
e federal government will invest $1.5
billion into the project while the NSW
government will provide the further $200
million.
The Hunter Expressway Alliance
chosen for the eastern section comprises
Thiess, Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) and
Hyder Consulting acting as alliance
partners with the RTA. Together they will
design approximately 13km of four lane
dual carriageway, including two inter-
changes; numerous bridges at a variety of
locations; and 840m of viaduct involving
three bridges.
"Our design focus is on constructability
and protection of the environment in an
area that contains extensive underground
mine workings," PB client relationship
executive Ray Dallen said.
Construction work by the alliance
is anticipated to begin midyear and be
completed late 2013.
Federal infrastructure and transport
minister Anthony Albanese said: " is
long overdue piece of road infrastructure
will support up to 800 jobs in the short
term while building the infrastructure
that will underpin longer term economic
prosperity."
NSW transport minister David Camp-
bell said construction companies that have
been short listed to build the western sec-
tion were Abigroup Contractors, Leighton
Contractors/BMD Constructions and The rst sod has been turned at
Frankston to mark the start of
construction on the $759 million
Peninsula Link project.
e Peninsula Link project involves the
construction of 27km of dual carriageway,
from its connection with EastLink to the
Mornington Peninsula Freeway at Mt
Martha.
e project includes 11 local road con-
nections; more than 35 bridges; a 22km cy-
cling and walking path; a roadside control
centre; as well as fauna crossing underpaths.
Community partnerships with the Mc-
Expressway for the Hunter region
A speedy connection
to Mornington
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GRETA
BOLWARRA
MORISSET
GWANDALAN
WYEE POINT
LAKE MUNMORAH
MORISSET PARK
MANNERING PARK
RAYMOND TERRACE
SUMMERLAND POINT
WYEE
ELLALONG
WINDELLA
BRANXTON
CLIFTLEIGH
DORA CREEK
NEWCASTLE
NEW SOUTH WALES
F3 SYDNEY - NEWCASTLE FWY
PACIFIC HWY
NEW ENGLAND HWY
Legend
Hunter Expressway
National Network - Rail
National Network - Road
KURRI KURRI
Hunter Expressway
A map of the proposed route of the Hunter Expressway -- to be delivered in two work packages.
iess. Campbell said a er a further de-
tailed assessment, the nal tender will be
awarded to one of these construction com-
panies by midyear, with work expected to
start on the 26km western section by the
end of the year.